The upcoming civil partnership bill is welcome – it will grant gay and lesbian couples legal recognition in many key areas. But why stop there? Last month hundreds of activists protested in Dublin to call for marriage rights.
The government claims that gay marriage is unconstitutional, but let’s not forget that our founding document of independence – the Declaration of [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘General’
May 5, 2009
Gay Marriage Rights
May 5, 2009
Allotments Campaign
In Ireland we are completely over-reliant on food imported from abroad. Around 90-95% of the fruit we eat is imported. As an historian of the Emergency period (1939-45) I am familiar with the perilous situation that such over-reliance on outside trade can cause, particularly during periods of crisis. Back then, Dubliners had many more plots available to [...]
December 13, 2008
Review: Love Music, Hate Racism
December saw the launch of Love Music, Hate Racism, a campaign organised by People Before Profit in South East Dublin. Taking its inspiration from the eponymous campaign by the Anti-Nazi League and Unite Against Fascism in London, Love Music, Hate Racism aims to build a music network to highlight and oppose the growth of racist [...]
